How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Macabre

I was terrified of the Old Elephant King in “The Story of Babar.” My daughter was freaked out by “The Very Hungry Caterpillar ...

'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' book 20 is here. Author talks magic of his 'flawed character'

Jeff Kinney said he would write "at least 20" books in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. What does that mean now that ...

After a Utah travel blogger died, her friend finished the children’s book the two once dreamed about

The book, “Pippa and Poppy’s European Adventure” (Jumelle Press), will be released in stores and online this week, months ...
New York Magazine

This Retro Picture-Book Projector Is a Toddler Screen Time Alternative

Unlike the Yoto and Toniebox, the Little Tikes Story Dream Machine doesn’t require you to download any apps or connect to your Wi-Fi. To get started, you just need four AA batteries and a book ...
The Berkshire EagleOpinion

Plumbing my shelves and history for banned books

Dusty Bahlman reflects on Banned Books Week, the history of censorship from Puritan Boston to modern America and the enduring ...
The New Yorker

Nathan Blum on Education, Inside and Outside the Classroom

The theme of teaching is very present in the story. Nolan is studying education; his parents are teachers. He and Heidi teach ...

A Storybook Kids’ Collection From England Has Made Its Way Across the Pond

As a mother of two, she drew from her own parenting experiences when refining the details. Take the Rose Meadow bedding that ...

Philip Pullman’s Anti-Escapist Fantasy

P hilip Pullman’s young-adult fantasy classic The Golden Compass was published in 1995, two years before Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Both are wildly popular, but on ...